Golf’s New Generation Brings Drama to US Open Weekend

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Published: June 20, 2015

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The only thing bumpier than many of the performances at the 115th U.S. Open were the greens, which has led to a fittingly U.S. Open feel to this year's renewal.

The one constant between both majors so far in 2015 is the attendance of one Jordan Spieth atop the leaderboard. His road to Masters glory better resembled a German Autobahn, whereas his trip around Chambers Bay is, to go full-on Kerouac, more of a dirt road.

Our resident Masters champ, who will try to be the first golfer to pull off the Masters-U.S. Open double since Tiger Woods did it in 2002, played early in the day and carded another round below par—three under—to go to five under for the championship. His score was the sun others orbited for the better part of Friday’s late rounds.

Several golfers—many unknown—draft in Spieth's post-Masters wake, but three remain the favorites to challenge Spieth and stake their claim as a champion in major golf competition.



First is Dustin Johnson, masher of all things Titleist. He drew much of the attention from the Fox broadcast mainly due to his propensity for airmailing his drives to Mount Rainier.

“He came in here with the mindset that he wanted to hit the driver,” Greg Norman, Fox’s golf analyst, said during the broadcast. “He’s continued to do it and he’s dominated the course because of it. He’s reduced [his approaches] to sand wedges. His short game is really good. He’s putting well. He’s putting smooth.”

Johnson was once at seven under par, but he had three bogeys over his final five holes to skid down the leaderboard from a share of the lead to one back. For Johnson, unfortunately, that’s a familiar feeling. ESPN's Jason Sobel put it this way:



In the 2010 U.S. Open, Johnson shot 66 on Moving Day and was a heavy favorite to win, but on Sunday he triple-bogeyed t...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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